How to Control the Pets on the Sims 2 Pets

Last Updated: March 3, 2023

When you load up The Sims 2 Pets, you might be disappointed to find that you can't control the pets. However, cheats exist to make cats and dogs controllable and to allow you to cancel their actions. This wikiHow will teach you how to control cats and dogs on The Sims 2 Pets.

Steps

1
Enter your game. You can be in the neighborhood or enter a household.
2
Press Ctrl+⇧ Shift+C. A small box will appear at the top of the screen; this is the cheat window.

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3
Type boolprop controlpets on and press ↵ Enter. This cheat allows you to direct dogs and cats to perform actions.
4
Enable action-canceling if you choose. If you want to be able to cancel a pet's actions, press Ctrl+⇧ Shift+C, type boolprop petactioncancel true, and press ↵ Enter.
5
Play as your pets. Once you've enabled both cheats, you can control cats and dogs the same way as you'd control Sims.

Community Q&A

Question

Does controlling pets breaks the game?

J.J. Heathcoat

Community Answer

Using cheats always creates a chance for something to break in the game because you are going beyond the normal limits of what the game is supposed to do. It's highly recommended that you back up your Sims 2 save before you start using cheats. That way you can revert your save back to an unbroken state if something goes wrong.
Question

Can I tell caged pets, like the bird, what to do?

Community Answer

No. This cheat only works with cats and dogs, since those are the only kinds of pets that have selectable portraits. Birds and womrats are not playable.
Question

Does this work on The Sims 4?

Community Answer

No. There's no built-in way to control pets in The Sims 4. You'd need to install a third-party mod to control pets.